SouthWest Fertility is a full time fertility service located in Warrnambool, complementing existing local Women’s Health services.SouthWest Fertility was established in 2017 by Dr Kristin Cornell, Clinical Director and Dr Russell Dalton, Medical Director of Ballarat IVF.We aim to provide comprehensive, expert assessment of your fertility issues in a supportive and respectful setting.

Following expert assessment and advice, a range of fertility treatment options are able to be provided in a convenient location.

The range of services provided by SouthWest Fertility will significantly reduce the need for travel to Ballarat IVF for straight forward fertility treatments, and provide an easy option for people preparing for IVF and other fertility treatments provided by Ballarat IVF.

Dr Kristin Cornell

Kristin grew up in a remote town north of Mildura, moving to Melbourne and graduating from a Bachelor of Science, and then a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2007. She quickly moved into specialist training as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, completing her Masters of Reproductive Medicine in her two final years of training.

Kristin has received a variety of both metropolitan and regional training, having spent time at The Northern Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women, the Royal Womens Hospital, and completing two years of her training in Warrnambool at South West Health Care and St John of God Hospital.

During her final years of training, she spent time at the RWH Reproductive Services unit, and has worked extensively with Dr Russell Dalton of Ballarat IVF to further develop her clinical fertility management skills. These include ultrasound assessment of endometriosis, assisted reproductive technology procedures, and advanced laparoscopic surgery.